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This is the "being
yourself for a living" newsletter, coming to you from Robin
Wheeler in Johannesburg, to keep in touch and,
in this
issue, share some insights and suggestions on:
H
A V I N G F U N !
18 April 2007
So far, 2007 has been such a busy year for me, and it looks like that
will keep building. This this week, I have some time to
myself to do the work one can do only in solitude. When I was on tour
around South Africa with the band in March,
or in Cape Town with a corporate client last week, time to myself felt
distant and divine. Now, here it is.
And it is divine! It is quite an adjustment from all the interactive
busy-ness, and
fulfilling in a very different way. Solitude happens at a different
pace, and in a different space, to consulting, training, travelling and
playing music. It has a different fragrance and flavour of enjoyment.
It is giving me time to write, time to rest, time to reflect, time to
strategise, and time
to do all the other essential work awaiting my attention. Something I
realised this morning is that
it is giving me a chance to have fun. I am free! I am happy! I have my
ideal life, right here, right now!
In the now, you can be nothing but happy. If you are not happy, you are
not in the now. You are remembering the past or worrying about the
future, but you are not in the now. The now is blissful,
and tremendous fun. Presence dances in delight.
I read something by Osho this morning that sparked my writing, which
said that "fun is far more sacred than prayer". Having fun is more
spirited
than
praying. He said that the world is a circus to be enjoyed every moment,
that seriousness is a sickness and fun is enlightening.
I know this is true! I have been very serious and it has been all ego,
all problems, all a waste of life. The tour with the band last month,
and
helping people be themselves for a living at work, were such fun
because I was going with the flow, doing what I love, creating meaning
and discovering the wonders of the world, inner and outer.
Fun catches you by surprise, because we are usually so burdened by
societal
beliefs and conditionings, but when it comes we find freedom and joy.
Freedom, joy and fun are where you are right now. Nothing is serious
except the ego's obsession with itself. Our true nature, or true
selves, are timeless, problemless, weightless, and the most fun you can
imagine. In fact, even more fun than that!
If you are not having fun, you are not being yourself. If you are not
being yourself, what the hell are you doing?
Be yourself, in the now, and enjoy.
N
E W S
On 5 March 2007, The Star Workplace ran a
new article of mine called Building On
Your Strengths, which I have posted on my website for you here.
The Afrikaans
Sunday newspaper, Rapport,
interviewed me on being yourself for a living and ran a piece in their
careers section on 18 March 2007, which was called "Word 'n wenner deur
aan te pas".
B A N
D N E W S
The
Black Hotels had a wonderful South African tour in March,
along with four other emerging bands, which included great national and
regional media coverage along the way.
The
Business Day Weekender said in a recent feature that "The
Black Hotels have all the ingredients to become legends."
Another
journalist this week said, "I caught The
Black Hotels the other night and to put it bluntly
they were sh*t hot and tight as hell. It looks like their recent first
national tour did them the world of good and with a debut EP on the way
they really are a band to watch."
To build on the momentum created, we will be on tour again in May and
June. The list of dates and venues is on our page on MySpace.com.
G
O O
D B Y E
F O R N O W
Being yourself for a living is the ultimate. Let me know if you need my
help in your company. Read, below, what a delegate in Cape Town
yesterday said after the course.
All the best,
Robin
"This programme has
mobilsed me to approach my role in the company with an entrepreneurial
spirit. This will empower me to self-actualise, which is beneficial
to both myself and the company.
Thank you, Robin, for facilitating my heart and mind to meet! You are
my muse in putting my dreams into action. The feedback from individuals
today is proof that you have not only transferred ideas, but you
have moved people to apply these tools, and they are already
experiencing the effects and benefits in their lives."
Lilane Joubert -
Adcorp Talent Resourcing
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